Draft of Contents Page for College Magazine

This is a draft of my contents page will be used to design my finished design of a contents page. The aim of this page will be to give the readers an insight into what is on all the pages within the magazine and also the use of pictures will show them what is done within the college.

The structure of this will be the page list on the left hand side which will show the readers what is on each page and then three pictures will be on the other side which shows students at college.

I am going to use a few colours for the contents page will be make it more effective and stop it from becoming boring for the readers. I will use bright colours again making it eye catching. The text for the heading "contents page" will be big as it's the main text. For the text i am thinking of using a font style which is different so it stands out and makes it more interesting.

Draft of Front Cover for College Magazine

This is just a Draft of what my Finished College magazine will look like. My magazine will be aimed at 16-19 year old college students however, college staff and students parents will also benefit from this magazine. The whole purpose of the magazine will be to give advice and information to students about college life which will be seen as a guideline for them to succeed. Also staff can see latest updates within the college with the parents being able to see the whole success of the college and how it is appropriate for their children.

The structure of my magazine will be just one photograph with it's own main story but then a few other sub-stories to make the magazine more interesting and eye catching. The photograph will be of two students together expressing their joy at being a student at Wyke College. The use of this overpowering photo will be very eye catching and suits the purpose of the magazine very well. The main heading "Unique" will be set behind the photo which will stand out and also around the photo will be the headings and sub-headings.

The name i thought of for my magazine is "Unique" as everybody is unique and this is represented within the college. This name gives out a very positive attitude which the students and staff will know is very true.

The headings and sub-headings i will be using will be little information but will be an opener to the full story which will be contained in the magazine which can be seen when purchased. The heading will be the bigger of the texts as it is the main story in the issue whereas the sub-headings will be smaller but still effective for the reader. I will have a bar code in the bottom right hand corner which will state the price of the magazine which will be easy to see. The date and issue number of the magazine will be positioned at the top of the magazine which will just state the date of when it's out and the number of issue it is.

Textual Analysis of Empire Magazine

This magazine is a film magazine which is published in Britain, it has been getting published monthly since July 1989. It gives the readers news on upcoming films, with other information such as previews and reviews on movies.


On the front cover it is focusing on the new Batman film 'The Dark Knight' with an introduction into the Joker. The colours used are dark colours, and also attractive colours, the dark colours could be used to emphasise the darkness behind Batman whilst the attractiveness of the colours are used to draw the reader in. The picture of 'The Joker' looks like a promotional shot for the movie which is also used in the movie it is a central shot which allows text to be wrote over it. The masthead 'EMPIRE' which is the title of the magazine is in red bold text which draws the reader in, the picture of Joker stretches over the text and even covers up the full 'P' which suggests that people have come to know the magazine and instantly know what magazine it is when a new issue surfaces.

The only colours used are white,red,purple,and green which most are used to actually represent Batman movies usually, this will be well known by fans of Batman movies or comics. The colours all work well with each other, such as with the dark colours and the light text it is easy to read and stands out to the readers. The text 'Meet the Joker' is in different and unusual font which is used all the time for Batman, this makes the magazine look more unique. The cover gives an insight into the actual story of the Joker, as it says there is a 'one on one with the new Batman nemesis' this allows the reader to actually see why the magazine has focused on the Joker. The words 'He's cold blooded, mess murdering clown' gives a brief insight into the Jokers character, which could be interesting and helpful towards readers who haven't seen Batman before. The whole cover mainly focuses on The Joker however, it says 'Plus' then several other films which gives a quick insight into what other film information is inside the magazine which will make people buy it if they are interested in any new upcoming movies.

The Language of this magazine is how the have structured everything out, to fit the story and how they wanted everything to be presented. Also it's the use of the picture of The Joker and the text to back the picture up.
The institution of this magazine is Bauer who publish the magazine and gather all the information which is Incorporated into the magazine.
The Ideology of this is the story of The Joker and other information about upcoming movies, so this will be backed up from new films coming out with reviews and previews about them.
The audience for this magazine will be kids ages between 16-19 however, it will be mainly aimed at anyone who has a interest in watching movie.
The representation showed in the picture is that it's a professional shot which is a shot from the movie with Joker looking like he's sat in a prison cell.

Textual Analysis of Heat Magazine

This magazine is a popular magazine which focuses on information about celebrities and all the latest gossip. It is a magazine published in the U.K. and has been getting published since 1999. Other than information about celebrities it also contains information about movie and music reviews and TV listings.

On this front page it has mainly focused on a story about Victoria Beckham and how she is "Ill" To advertise this story the have used huge bold red and black which is very attractive and draws the reader in. Also the text starts in red however, when it says "this is really serious" it changes to black to emphasise how serious it is, by doing this black it just shows in your face text and suit the actual words and meaning behind them.

The picture used of Victoria Beckham doesn't look like a professional shot it seems to be a photo what maybe the paparazzi has taken of her, while she poses, this could also be seen that the use of this photo backs up the text to show how serious the story really is. Also the picture of her stretches over the masthead "Heat", this showing that people have to come to recognise what heat magazine looks like and it's layout so when the magazine comes out in shops everybody instantly knows its heat so this allows pictures to be made bigger and be able to stretch over the word. The use of text size is very big and bold so it stands out to the public to draw them in to whats in this weeks issue, also they have stuck to just using for colours for the text red, black, yellow, and white as these all stand out on the backgrounds they are used on making them easy to read. As a smaller story alongside the Victoria Beckham story, there is another which says "Gav spends night with Charlotte's friend" and to back up the story it shows a little picture which paparazzi have taken. This story is just opened with those six words but this gives the reader a quick insight into the story making them want to read on and buy the magazine to read the rest of the "scandal". Also on the picture for this story it links to another story by a big circle saying "Tara P-T & James Blunt latest" so this shows another celebrity story giving the readers other gossip to read making it an even wider range of gossip which the readers can't resist not buying the magazine. Alongside the actual magazine is another "brand new" magazine and this is shown by showing a little picture of it and using a bit of text to show what it is, it says "free inside" in big bold letters this is so it emphasises it's free so it will make the readers want the magazine even more as they get another magazine free.

The language of this magazine is the structure of the layout and how they have sectioned each story of from each other. Also it's the use of all the pictures of the celebrities and the use of the masthead and headlines to back up the pictures.

The institution of this magazine is Bauer Consumer Media as they publish the magazine and incorporate all the information into the magazine about the celebrities.

The Ideology for this magazine is the stories on the celebrities so the idea's behind this text will have come from what the celebrities are getting up to.

The audience will be people aged between maybe 16-19 however, it could be older as it sometimes contains explicit images. Also the audience could be anyone who is interested in celebrity gossip.

The representation shown in the pictures are that they are paparazzi taken pictures, maybe with the celebrity posing or pictures which the celebrity doesn't want to be taken.

Textual Analysis of NME (Music Magazine)

This magazine is a magazine which is used to present information to the public about the happenings in the music industry. It has been published weekly since March 1952. It's purpose is to provide information about music such as: the music charts; tour dates; and general information about the latest happenings within music.

On the front of the magazine it shows the band "The Gossip" this is show as a huge photo of the band which focuses on the lead singer Beth Ditto as she is the bands main attraction. The pictures of her and her band mates look to be all single pictures of one another which have been put onto the magazine with Beth Ditto mainly taking up all the space with her picture on top of both the boys. The picture look professional and look to be a studio shot of each band member this could show that the band have had their photo's taking specifically for the magazine so the story which backs up the photo's will be authentic and true. The clothes they're all wearing looks to suit the music "scene" which relates back to the magazines specific aim of music. Due to the main vocalist Beth Ditto wearing black the white and red text used "The Gossip" and "Sex,Skins and standing in the way of control" really stand out and make it easy to read.

The title of the magazine "NME" (New Musical Express) is as red uppercase text on a black background which is used on every magazine showing consistency of that logo. As the magazine has come more popular the pictures used on the front cover have started to block out some of the NME logo this shows that due to the magazine popularity the people who buy it already know what the magazine is called so this allows the pictures to expand more over the text without any complication. Throughout all the text and sections on the front page of the magazine only four colours are used which are: red;yellow;white;and black these colour could be used because they easily stand out and draw the readers in. At the bottom of the magazine it shows the price and website address for the magazine, the use of the website address gives the reader another alternative on how to view information about the music industry. Down the left hand side of the front page, they're parts sectioned off which give an insight into a story which is in the magazine such as Noel: "I was wrong about the Klaxons" the use of this makes reader want to view the rest off the story when picking up the magazine. All the text which is used is all in a different colour making it more attractive.

The language used on this front page of the magazine is how the layout is structured with several sections of text and how it's all been parted from one another, the picture of the band "The Gossip" and the masthead and headlines.

The institution of the magazine is IPC Media who publish the magazine and also NME who produce all the information from the music industry and put it into their magazine.

The ideology for the magazine is that it's all about music so the idea's behind the text what is in the magazine will have come from the latest happenings in the music industry.

The audience for this magazine could be seen for an age of 16-19 however, it's mainly for anyone who is interested in musuic.

The representation shown in the pictures are that they're all part of a band with them being taken as professional photographs.

Textual Analysis of "Secondary Teachers Magazine"

This is a magazine which is aimed at teachers of secondary school. It's purpose is to give out information about teaching and secondary school in general. The main front cover of the magazine in the boy sitting in class whilst the picture of the girl is what is show on the back of the magazine but when opened fully they follow on from one another.

On the front page it shows a boy in full uniform who looks between the age of 14-16. He is looking to answer a question which shows his eagerness to succeed however this is quite misleading because a lot of secondary school students don't share the same eagerness he does. The uniform he is wearing shows his smartness and loyalty towards his school. This is also the same as the girls picture as they both look the same age and are both in the same uniform. When looking at both pictures when the magazine is fully opened, it looks like the girl is looking at the boy putting his hand up which shows she is interested in what the boy has to say. However, the pictures don't really look like they have been taken in a class, they look very professional due to the fact it's just a white background with there bodies pulling a pose.

The setting of both the pages are exactly the same apart from the "plus free student cook books" part is in a different place from one another along with the " Do boys and girls learn differently" which is also in a different position. Other than that the page layout is the same with both picture being positioned centrally to show the reader the meaning behind the magazine, to show it's about student learning at secondary schools. The words "Secondary Teachers" has the boys hand covering part of Secondary this could be due to that because they have had several issues of the magazine out, many people will know the name already so they are able to expand a picture over the text. There is a little amount of text used on both pages however, the text is the same on both back and front pages. But the text saying "Do boys and girls learn differently" is pink on the girl page and blue on the boys page which could be seen as sexist by saying only girls like pink and vice versa however, this could be just a mix of two colours as the word "plus" is used in pink on the boys and blue on the girls which could maybe be seen as fighting sexism by showing boys could like pink and girls like blue. The three sections at the top with bits of text are you on the front and back which show consistency and are there to give a quick insight into some information which can be seen in the magazine. Also the bottom of the pages states their website and the date the magazine came out which is used on the front and back of the magazine again, this could be always there so that people who often read this magazine will always know where to find the website and the issue date.

The language used in this piece of media text, is the whole layout structure, the pictures of the boy and girl, the masthead of "Secondary Teachers", the headlines "Do boys and girls learn differently" and all the text used throughout the pages.

The institution of the magazine is teachernet who produce the magazine and give information for the teachers.

The ideology is the ideas behind the text and in this case it is the information about secondary schools and the way it's presented in the magazine, with all different information.

The audience is for the teachers of any secondary school who will be consuming the text and also could be anyone associated with the secondary school.

The representation on the magazine is the people used for the pictures and the objects in the picture such as the books and pens, and shows the kids on the front as happy and eager to learn.

Foundation Portfolio - Preliminary Task

Key Concepts.
My preliminary task in AS Media studies is to produce a college magazine, for the magazine i have to produce a front cover and contents page. When making this magazine i shall follow the acronym LIIAR.

Language - Technical and theoretical terms. Suggests specific terminology. This will be everything included in the magazine such as: the layout;photographs;masthead;headlines;and text.

Institution - This is the production of a media text. So when producing the magazine for Wyke college, Wyke will become the institution. This will provide information about Wyke to people who don't know what it is.

Ideology - This is a shared system of beliefs and values and will be represented in the context.

Audience - This is the consumers of the media text. This could be aimed at any age group, or any type of audience such as a large or small audience. For the magazine the audience will be aimed at Wyke students or anybody who is associated with Wyke, or lives near Wyke's location.

Representation - This refers to the construction of any media text of aspects of reality, such as: people;places;objects;or events.